Melgaço - Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
N 42° 06.771 W 008° 15.557
29T E 561236 N 4662571
Coat of arms of the city of Melgaço in the wall of the city hall.
Waymark Code: WMB5ED
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Date Posted: 04/07/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dáin & Olík
Views: 8

[PT] O Brasão:
De prata com um monte de negro, sustendo um castelo de vermelho aberto e iluminado do campo e acompanhado por dois leões de vermelho armados e linguados do mesmo, sustidos no monte, afrontados e sustendo, em chefe, nas mãos, uma quina antiga de Portugal de azul com onze besantes de prata. Em contrachefe três faixas ondadas, duas de prata e uma de azul.

O Site da camara Municipal tem uma página sobre o Brasão aqui: (visit link)

A Cidade:
Melgaço é uma vila portuguesa no Distrito de Viana do Castelo, região Norte e sub-região do Minho-Lima, com cerca de 1 300 habitantes.
É sede de um município com 239,04 km² de área e 9 301 habitantes (2009), subdividido em 18 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte e leste pela Espanha, a sudoeste pelo município de Arcos de Valdevez, e a oeste por Monção. É o município mais setentrional do país.

[ENG] The Coat of arms:
Silver with a hill in black, holding a red castle open and illuminated the field and accompanied by two lions with red soles and armed the same, sustained the mount, affronted and sustenance in the head, hands, an old corner of Portugal blue with eleven besantes silver. In contrachefe ondadas three tracks, two silver and one blue.

The City Hall website has a page about the Coat of arms here: (visit link)

The City:
Melgaço is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 238.1 km² and a total population of 9,579 inhabitants (2006).
The municipality is composed of 18 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town

Full name of the bearer: Melgaço

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
In the wall of the city hall


Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
Silver with a hill in black, holding a red castle open and illuminated the field and accompanied by two lions with red soles and armed the same, sustained the mount, affronted and sustenance in the head, hands, an old corner of Portugal blue with eleven besantes silver. In contrachefe ondadas three tracks, two silver and one blue.


Address:
Melgaço Viana do Castelo Portugal


Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed

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